Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Public Accounts Committee
2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Chapter 3 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 5 - Vote Budget Management
1:20 pm
John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It was collected by Revenue on behalf of the State. The State cannot sit on its hands in this case. Some mechanism has to be found to carry out an investigation into how that €96 million was spent. If I were in Mr. Watt's shoes, I would be saying to the Accounting Officer that they need to report to some authority, such as this committee. The job of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform would be easier if this €96 million were available for something else.
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